Swami Mukundananda elaborates on this Bhagavad Gita Verse 5.22 with some beautiful examples.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:45 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5 Sloka 22 Chanting
2:09 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5 Sloka 22 Translation by Swami Mukundananda
2:42 Bhagavad Gita Commentary by Swami Mukundananda
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ये हि संस्पर्शजा भोगा दु:खयोनय एव ते |
आद्यन्तवन्त: कौन्तेय न तेषु रमते बुध: || 22||
ye hi sansparsha-ja bhoga duhkha-yonaya eva te
adyantavantah kaunteya na teshu ramate budhah
BG 5.22: The pleasures that arise from contact with the sense objects, though appearing as enjoyable to worldly-minded people, are verily a source of misery. O son of Kunti, such pleasures have a beginning and an end, so the wise do not delight in them.
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The senses create sensations of pleasure in contact with the sense objects. The mind, which is like the sixth sense, derives pleasure from honor, praise, circumstances, success, etc. All these pleasures of body and mind are known as bhog (material enjoyment). Such worldly pleasures cannot satisfy the soul for the following reasons:
Worldly pleasures are finite, and hence the feeling of deficiency remains inherent in them. One may feel happiness on becoming a millionaire, but the same millionaire becomes discontented on seeing a billionaire, and thinks, “If only I also had one billion, then I too would be happy.” In contrast, the bliss of God is infinite, and so it gives complete satisfaction.
Worldly pleasures are temporary. Once they finish, they again leave one with the feeling of misery. For example, an alcoholic enjoys the pleasure of drinking alcohol at night, but the next morning, the hangover gives him a splitting headache. However, the bliss of God is eternal, and once attained, it remains forever.
Worldly pleasures are insentient, and hence they continuously decrease. When people see a new Academy Award prize-winning movie, they are overjoyed, but if they have to see the movie a second time to give company to a friend, their joy dries up. And if a second friend insists that they see it a third time, they say, “Give me any punishment, but don’t ask me to see that movie again.” The pleasure from material objects keeps decreasing as we enjoy it. In Economics, this is defined as the Law of Diminishing Returns. But the bliss of God is sentient; it is sat-chit-ānand (eternal ever-fresh divine bliss). Hence, one can go on chanting the same divine Name of God all day long, and relish ever-new devotional satisfaction in it.
No sane person enjoying a delicious dessert would be willing to give it up and eat mud instead. Similarly, when one begins to enjoy divine bliss, the mind loses all taste for material pleasures. Those endowed with the faculty of discrimination understand the above three drawbacks of material pleasures and restrain their senses from them.
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About Swami Mukundananda
Swami Mukundananda is a global spiritual leader, philosopher, visionary, author, and humanitarian. He is the founder of JKYog (Jagadguru Kripaluji Yog), which offers Yoga for Body, Mind, and Soul. Swamiji has distinguished degrees from IIT and IIM. Swami Mukundananda took the renounced order of life after giving up his promising corporate career. He is a senior disciple of Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj, who entrusted him with spreading Vedic Knowledge and Bhakti Yog throughout the world. In this channel, Swamiji explains the profound knowledge of the Holy Bhagavad Gita lucidly and succinctly verse-by-verse. And he teaches us how to practically apply the wisdom bestowed by Lord Krishna in our daily lives to bring out the best version of ourselves and make our life successful.
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